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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Remi Boncoeur's girlfriend?
(a) Camille.
(b) Terry.
(c) Babe.
(d) Lee Ann.

2. What New York hitchhiker does Sal meet in Des Moines?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Big Slim Hazard.
(c) "The Ghost."
(d) Mississippi Gene .

3. Why does Sal's aunt think they were picked up in Washington D.C.?
(a) Because there were too many passengers in the car.
(b) Because they were speeding.
(c) Because of the California license plates.
(d) Because the license plates had expired.

4. Who arrives in Denver while Sal is staying there?
(a) Old Bull Lee.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Remi Boncoeur.
(d) Mississippi Gene.

5. Why is Sal's friend ejected from the upscale restaurant in San Francisco?
(a) He is drunk and boisterous.
(b) He complains about the food.
(c) He has food poisoning.
(d) He shouts "Fire!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Dean find after Sal first meets him in New York?

2. What is "The Ghost's" destination?

3. Who do Sal and Terry connect with in Sabinal?

4. Who sets Sal up with Rita Bettencourt?

5. What is Central City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Sal's living arrangements while he is in Denver?

2. What happens to Sal, Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel in Washington, D.C.?

3. How does Sal react after he introduces Dean Moriarty to Carlo Marx?

4. Why does Sal break up with Lucille?

5. What does Sal confess to Dean while traveling from New Jersey to Virginia?

6. Who is traveling with Mississippi Gene?

7. What favor does Remi ask Lee Ann before he moves out of their house?

8. Who does Sal meet on the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles?

9. Why do Sal and his hitchhiker friend, Eddie, part in Iowa?

10. Who do Dean, Marylou, and Ed Dunkel leave in Tucson and why?

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